News from November 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 11, 2020
News Release: The Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and its Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative would like to wish a happy Veterans Day to our soldiers, both past and present. We owe you our thanks, but more than that, we owe you our freedom. As the head of the Civil Rights Division, I am ...
By DOT News Wire | Nov 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today announced that 32 military veterans completed flight training through the Forces to Flyers initiative, earning commercial multi-engine pilot’s licenses. Secretary Chao announced the research initiative in 2017 to determine how to assist veterans transitioning to new careers as pilots.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 11, 2020
News Release: Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Peter C. Fitzhugh, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI"), and Dermot Shea, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD"), today announced...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - After reports of a whistleblower, Richard Hopkins, alleging possible vote malfeasance at the Erie, Pa. Post Office, U.S. Senator Ron Johnson released the following statement Wednesday...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 11, 2020
News Release: Memphis, TN - U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces arrest of Jalen Highsmith for Capital Murder.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 11, 2020
News Release: Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, including Fort Caroline National Memorial, Kingsley Plantation, Cedar Point, Theodore Roosevelt Area and Spanish Pond will be closed as of 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 11th with the approach of Hurricane Eta.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 11, 2020
News Release: SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla. - A total of 15 defendants have been indicted on federal drug-trafficking charges and an additional 29 co-conspirators face state drug-trafficking charges as a result of a multi-agency effort to bring down an organized drug trafficking operation in North Florida. Lawrence Keefe, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 11, 2020
News Release: Jackson, TN - U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announced today the capture of Joshua David Hughes who was wanted by the Gibson County Sheriff's Office for escape. Hughes, who was an inmate of the Gibson County Criminal Justice Complex, escaped while on a work detail earlier this week. The Gibson County Sheriff’s...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 10, 2020
News Release: KREMMLING, Colo. - Due to recent snowfall events, shorter days, and colder temperatures, local managers lifted fire restrictions, allowing campfires on BLM public lands in Grand, Jackson, Larimer, Routt and Summit Counties as of noon today. The area closure for the East Troublesome Fire remains in effect.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 10, 2020
News Release: MARINA, Calif. - Public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on California’s Central Coast are once again open for responsible recreational target shooting. Effective Nov. 13, the BLM is rescinding the temporary suspension of recreational target shooting for public lands managed by the...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Spring Creek, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced on November 5, 2020, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2020
News Release: FARGO - U.S. Attorney Drew H. Wrigley announced that on Nov. 10, 2020, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of North Dakota recognized individuals throughout the state who provide outstanding services to victims. Victim assistance awards were presented to the following individuals.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2020
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - One of 19 defendants charged in a Columbus gang-related racketeering conspiracy was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 180 months in prison.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 10, 2020
Release: APHIS announced today that it will conduct annual certification visits in January, February and March to offshore facilities that wish to ship geranium (Pelargonium spp.) cuttings to the United States during the 2020-2021 season. During these visits, APHIS will confirm that the offshore facility meets ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2020
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced today that Ronald Sayles, 43, of Charleston, pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2020
News Release: Chin Hua Huang, 42, a resident of Taiwan, was charged in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia with participating in a criminal conspiracy to violate U.S. export laws and sanctions against Iran. Also charged was Taiwan business organization DES International Co., Ltd. (DES Int’l) and Brunei business organization Soltech Industry Co., Ltd. (Soltech).
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2020
News Release: A former Kansas bank executive was sentenced to 60 months in prison today for his role in carrying out a bank fraud scheme to obtain a $15 million construction loan from 26 Kansas banks.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2020
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it signed a settlement agreement with Fleetlogix Inc. (Fleetlogix) resolving claims that the company discriminated against work-authorized non-U.S. citizens by requiring them to provide specific and unnecessary work authorization documentation because of their ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2020
News Release: The Department of Justice announced awards from the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) totaling $2.6 million to four jurisdictions to disrupt and mitigate threats of violence. The funds support state and local prosecutors and investigators who seek expertise from mental health and threat assessment experts to identify these individuals and prevent violent acts.
By Fed Newswire | Nov 10, 2020
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the enforcement action listed below: Farmers Bank & Trust Company, Blytheville, Arkansas Flood insurance violations civil money penalty, dated November 6, 2020 Additional enforcement actions can be searched for here.
